From Curiosity to Code: Building an AI-First Culture at Cisco

Cisco is building an AI-first culture by running company-wide hackathons like the Innovation League: AI in Action. The initiative challenges employees globally to move beyond ideation and build real AI solutions focused on breaking boundaries, rethinking workflows, and creating measurable impact. The goal is not just to produce prototypes but to foster AI fluency, cross-functional collaboration, and cultural transformation as organizations shift toward agentic AI workflows.